QUILT INDEX RECORD

16-12-29

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

DAR Museum

Who documented this quilt?

DAR Museum; Permanent Collection

DAR Number:

7045

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Baltimore Album

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Wissler Family Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

81 inches

How long is the quilt?

81 inches

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Red; Yellow; Green

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1850-1875

When was the quilt finished?

1857 & 1907

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

16

Size of quilt blocks:

17 x17

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of different block patterns used in the quilt:

16

What is the shape of the quilt blocks?

Squares

Number of borders:

1

Describe the borders:

White outer border 5 3/4 inches wide.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique; Reverse Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Painting; Ink drawing; Other embellishment technique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

5

Width of pieces on the back:

29 3/4, 30 1/2, 12 3/4, 5 1/2, 5 1/2

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

How is the binding made?

Back turned to front

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Color of thread used in the quilting:

white

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

11

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

11

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Cables; Feathering; Floral; Vines; Wreaths

Quilt top made by:

Wissler, Carmelia Everhart

Where the quilt was made, city:

Manchester

Where the quilt was made, county:

Carroll County

Where the quilt was made, state:

Maryland (MD)

Where the quilt was made, country:

USA

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Carmelia (or Cornelia) Amanda Everhart (1836-1921) married the Reverend Henry Wissler on June 14, 1859, in Manchester, Carroll County, just north of Baltimore, Maryland. The 1860 Census for Manchester, Maryland, lists Henry Wissler as a 29 year old Minister of the German Reformed Church, with a personal estate of $500.00. His wife, Caroline[sic], 24 years old, was born in Maryland, while he was born in Pennsylvania. Described in the book ?A Maryland Album?.

Why was the quilt made?

Unknown

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

"Home and Country: American Quilts and Samplers in the DAR Museum" (October 8, 2004 - April 30, 2005) Eye on Elegance: Early Quilts of Maryland and Virginia DAR Museum Washington, D.C. Oct. 3, 2014 – Sept. 5. 2015

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

DAR Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Washington, DC

Quilt owner's state:

Washington D.C.

Quilt owner's country:

USA

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Everhart

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

June 14, 1854

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

German Reformed

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Wissler, Henry

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Minister

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

DAR Museum

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